Working Group 3

WG 3 investigated the current forest biomass research methodologies including machine costing assumptions as well as data analysis methods in participating countries. The purpose was to a) survey; b) analyze, c) categorize and b) compare the different and numerous methods to determine machine costs and data analysis methodology approaches. The work package aimed to develop a simple format for cost calculation (cost/hour) of forest machinery which can be downloaded for free.

An updated calculation model and the draft manuscript description of the calculation model was published during the Final Conference.